Author Archives: tony

The Simple Pointing Out Instruction The essence of reality. When our mind isn’t thinking of anything, we fall into silent vacancy. This is the state of not knowing, which is also called undecided or common indifference; it’s an ordinary, mundane … Continue reading →

Looking Up Exotic Words Looking up exotic words is like children looking up ‘dirty’ words in a dictionary 🙂 The idea of the exotic is for the exoteric, with intoxicating mysteries for the many. Rest in the esoteric. The emptiness … Continue reading →

Think Enlightenment Is Not Possible? Do we think enlightenment is not possible? That it’s only for ‘holy’ people? In that case, our life is meaningless and of little importance, being unduly concerned with trivial matters in the same way as those … Continue reading →

The Important Point About Knowledge The most important point about knowledge is that knowledge brings peace of mind, understanding and empathy for others. This is opposed to ‘information’, which is merely a collection of facts provided by others. Knowledge isn’t … Continue reading →

Attracted To A Certain Frequency Certain people will be attracted to a certain frequency of intelligence. Frequency: originally denoting a gathering of people. From Latin frequent – ‘crowded, frequent’. When someone tries to defame another by spreading evil reports, look closely at the attitude, the words … Continue reading →

We Are Constantly Being Lied To We are constantly being lied to through incomplete information. Selected information creates beliefs, assumptions and opinions that, when accepted as truth, means we live in a falsehood. If this is maintained by those who … Continue reading →

Having To Toe The Line We self-censor, so as not to cause dissent. Why? People do not want to lose confidence in what they are told. Why? Fear. So, we don’t say what we need to say, as people don’t … Continue reading →

Catching The Moment Of Reality Everyone is normal in the very first instant of meeting, a casual encounter where pure consciousness is spontaneously present. It’s just there. We are just there, open to the moment. As a conversation progresses, however, … Continue reading →

The World Is Not What It Seems The universe is infinite and timeless, with infinite sentient beings crisscrossing back and forth repeatedly, seeking peace and rest but not finding it due to their karma – the results of mistaken views … Continue reading →

Difficulty With Devotion? They say that devotion is the fastest path, but what does that mean? Devotion to what? In the way this display is handed down to us? Although we’d like to feel devoted, there comes a time when, … Continue reading →

Know Meditation, Know Inner Peace Know meditation, know inner peace. No meditation, no inner peace. There is always something to worry about or be irritated by. This is why sitting in silent inner awareness is so necessary. We can do … Continue reading →

We Have To Wake Up And Realise We can only address a problem when we wake up to it and realise that it’s there, and what it’s doing to us. We cannot become a recovering alcoholic until we realise that … Continue reading →

Words Are Only An Account Of The Truth Words are only an account of the truth;they are not the truth itself.  If we become hung up on words, we sound empty of empathy.  Words are a reflection in the mind-mirror of pure perception. The … Continue reading →

Why Don’t We Get On With Certain People? Get on with: have a harmonious or friendly relationship. When we sit with others we don’t know, we neither like or dislike them. It’s when we start to speak that memories and emotions come to … Continue reading →

Our Precious Teacher Is Our Reactions Do they enlighten us (brighten us up) or maintain fixations (lower the light)? 😀

“You Can Lead A Horse To Water …” “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink”. Showing people the way to find something or to do something, doesn’t mean they will act upon it. This … Continue reading →

What If Reptilians Rule The Earth? What if reptilians rule the earth? Has it affected our ability to traverse the path to enlightenment? No. Do vajras and bells affect our ability to traverse the path to enlightenment? No. Ideas manipulate … Continue reading →

Appreciating Clarity Clarity is divine splendour = pure awareness. In looking for divine splendour, we obscure it, by misunderstanding clarity. We don’t appreciate this because we exaggerate. Imagine you have been denied sight for a very long time. Suddenly, you … Continue reading →

Spontaneity Is Ultimate Reality Spontaneity is the timeless moment of ultimate reality before we start recognising, judging and reacting, and where there are no expectations, just the presence of consciousness. This is wisdom, before we make a fool of ourselves … Continue reading →

Why Do We Find Communication So Difficult? Communication … “Ay, there’s the rub!” – the friction. It is because we lack confidence in our true reality that we hibernate in a mind of dreams/memories, waiting for the awakening. We are … Continue reading →

Self: A Work Of Fiction In our mind, we build up a picture of our self. This picture is usually created by a social I, a reflection of others’ responses to us – “Good boy” “Bad boy” etc. 🙂 We … Continue reading →